2. Understand some slangs
and popular expressions
that are commonly used
in daily American English
Hiểu các từ tiếng, thành
ngữ được sử dụng phổ
biến trong văn nói tiếng
Anh-Mỹ
Practice using the
phrases in daily
conversations
Luyện tập sử dụng các từ
đã học vào văn nói hàng
ngày
Correct pronunciation
Phát âm chuẩn
3. Part 1: Vocabulary
Nhóm từ vựng chủ đề “At the Bakery”
Part 2: Practice Reading – Luyện đọc
Part 3: Practice – Luyện tập sử dụng từ
Part 4: Wrap Up – Tổng kết
4. VOCABULARY – AT THE BAKERY
Read and determine the meaning of the underlined expressions is True or False:
1. WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
What’s wrong with this picture? I’m the only one wearing a tie here.
❖ Definition: “did you damage that picture”
❑ True
❑ False
Ex. Isn’t that John in that limousine? What’s wrong with this
picture? He always tells me he has no money!
Ex. The revenues of these companies keep increasing while our
workers are getting crushed? What’s wrong with this picture?
5. VOCABULARY – AT THE BAKERY
2. GET OFF MY BACK!
Get off my back! I’m working as fast as I can!
❖ Definition: “stop nagging me”
❑ True
❑ False
Ex. The boss calls me every hour to ask me if I’ve finished my
assignment. I wish he’d get off my back!
Ex. My uncle has finally gotten off my back about helping him out
at the hardware store, thank goodness.
PRACTICE: Complete the sentence
I wish ………… would get off my back because …………………….
6. VOCABULARY – AT THE BAKERY
3. (be) TORN BETWEEN
Phyllis couldn’t make up her mind. She was torn between
staying on her diet and buying a chocolate cake.
❖ Definition: ““conflicted about”
❑ True
❑ False
Ex. I’m torn between going to Hawaii with Brian and going
to Paris with Stan.
Ex. Her offer left me feeling torn between my commitments to
my family and my desire to go out and see the world.
PRACTICE: Complete the sentence
I’m torn between …………… and/ or …………
7. VOCABULARY – AT THE BAKERY
4. RUN DOWN
I think I need to start taking vitamins. By the afternoon, I feel
run down.
❖ Definition: “energetic”
❑ True
❑ False
Ex. If you feel stressed or run down, you will be more likely to get
sick
Ex. Don’t drink high amounts of caffeine, as this type of drinks
will make you feel run down, even when they make you feel
active at first.
PRACTICE: Complete the sentence
Which types of food or drinks make you feel run down?
8. VOCABULARY – AT THE BAKERY
5. JUNK FOOD
Miss Pratt loves to eat junk food, especially chocolate!
❖ Definition: “healthful food”
❑ True
❑ False
Ex. Betty needs to stop eating junk food and start exercising
if she wants to lose all that weight.
Ex. No wonder you're hungry again—you only ate junk food
earlier.
PRACTICE: Complete the sentence
Junk food is ………………………
PRACTICE: Complete the sentence
Do you eat junk food? What are pros and cons of having junk food?
9. VOCABULARY – AT THE BAKERY
6. WIDE AWAKE
After watching the horror movie, Ernie was wide awake all
night.
❖ Definition: “sleeping well”
❑ True
❑ False
Ex. Larry was wide awake all night worrying about his new
job.
Ex. Larry was wide awake all night worrying about his new
job.
PRACTICE: Answer the question
What made you wide awake at night?
10. VOCABULARY – AT THE BAKERY
7. (to) MUNCH OUT
I’ve been home in bed sick and munching out all day.
❖ Definition: “eating”
❑ True
❑ False
Ex. Let’s go see a movie tonight. We can buy some popcorn
and hotdogs and munch out during the entire show.
Ex. Once a month, my friends and I get together and munch
out on pizza and watch cheesy horror movies.
PRACTICE: Complete the sentence
I love munching out on ………………….. while I …………………
11. VOCABULARY – AT THE BAKERY
8. CRABBY
If Nancy doesn’t get enough sleep, she gets crabby!
❖ Definition: “ill-tempered”
❑ True
❑ False
Ex. I said hello to Nancy this morning and she told me to leave
her alone! She’s always so crabby on Monday mornings.
Ex. Our next-door neighbor was a crabby, bossy old woman.
PRACTICE: Complete the sentences
I was crabby when …………………………………….
12. VOCABULARY – AT THE BAKERY
9. FROM WHERE I SIT
You may like Bob, but from where I sit, he can’t be trusted
❖ Definition: “in my opinion”
❑ True
❑ False
Ex. Frank says that he loves Christine, but from where I sit, he’s
only interested in her money.
Ex. From where I sit, he seems to care for the pet more than for
me!
PRACTICE: Complete the sentence
From where I sit, ………………………………………………….
13. VOCABULARY – AT THE BAKERY
10. BEATS ME.
–Where is Noah going?
– Beats me. He left without saying anything.
❖ Definition: “to beat up someone”
❑ True
❑ False
Synonym 1: “I have no clue./ I have no idea”
Synonym 2: “Don’t ask me!”
Synonym 3: “Who knows?”
Ex. A. How much money do you think Eric makes in his job?
B. Beats me. If you’re that curious, why don’t you ask him?
Ex. A. How long has this milk been in the fridge?"
B. Beats me. Check the expiration date.
14. VOCABULARY – AT THE BAKERY
11. COUCH POTATO
Earl is a couch potato. He never goes out and gets exercise.
❖ Definition: ““person who prefers working on the farm all day”
❑ True
❑ False
Ex. When I married Ed, he was very athletic and loved to be
outdoors. Now he’s turned into a couch potato.
Ex. Couch potatoes can tend to become very fat and unhealthy, you
know.
PRACTICE: Complete the sentence
If there was a prize for the best couch potato, ………………………. would win it.
15. PRACTICE – AT THE BAKERY
FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE MOST SUITABLE EXPRESSION.
1. Steve spends hours watching TV. She’s such a ______________.
2. If I don’t get enough sleep for a day, I’ll get ____________.
3. I’m so hungry. Let’s get something at the store and ________ at my house.
4. I’m __________ moving out of my parents’ house or staying with them.
5. I was ____________ all night after watching the thriller. That’s why I’m so tired
now.
6. Can you just _____________? I need my own time to finish the report.
7. I feel totally _____________. I think I need a cup of coffee to wake me up.
8. Too often when we get busy, we eat in the hotels, which takes more time and
money and drains our energy because it is typically ________.
9. _______________, it’s perfectly clear that there has been no real, positive
development in the issues raised.
16. PRACTICE READING – AT THE BAKERY
ROLE PLAY: Jim and his friend - Carlos are having a conversation at the bakery.
A. Look at all these great desserts! They’re just the energy bars I need!
B. I’ve never seen anyone so excited over sweets the way you are. I’m not going to get
anything. I’m on a diet.
A. What?! What’s wrong with this picture? I must be twenty pounds heavier than you.
You don’t need to be on a diet. From where I sit, you need to eat more!
B. Get off my back! I hear that all the time. I just don’t want to turn into one of those
couch potatoes munching out on horrible junk food all day. One more thing, those sweets
really make me feel run down all day and then wide awake all night. If you don’t want to
turn me into a crabby person the next morning, then stop nagging me.
A. C’mon! It’s not that serious.
B. It IS serious! If you want to become a fat ass, that’s your business. So, what are you
going to order?
A. Beats me. I’m torn between getting one of those chocolate eclairs and ripping your
head off!
17. WRAP UP – AT THE BAKERY
1. What’s wrong with this picture?
2. From where I sit
3. Get off my back!
4. Beats me.
5. Couch potatoes
6. Munch out (on something)
7. Junk food
8. Run down
9. Wide awake
10. Crabby
11. (be) torn between
